The Real Me

The Real Me...

is stepping out into the early morning light, raising my arms to the sky and feeling the warmth spread over me, covering me, saying "good morning" to me.

is running as fast as I can with a sudden burst of energy out in the cool morning air and feeling the rush of joy of being alive

is stacks and stacks of books that I am slowly savoring and working my way through, although the stack continues to get bigger ;)

is laughing at any and every oppertunity

is DANCING! Feeling the music take over my body and me riding the wave of sound

is my hair long and flowing down my back the way it was while I was pregnant with my daughter (and it will be there again)

is coldplay...period. :)

is having oodles of time to devour a book and soak in the words.

is a large cup of coffee with stevia and a HUGE oatmeal cookie.

is splashing my thoughts, emotions and feelings onto paper.

is self expression.

is painting, losing myself in my art feeling completely calm and serene as I just let the brush and paint meld and work their magic on the canvas.

is surrendering my soul to the God and Goddess in all their forms and feeling the rush of the wind on my face, the grass from the earth under my feet, the cool, fresh water running through my fingers, and the warmth of the sun in my body. Utterly in awe of the blessings they have gifted me.

is holding my daughters loose sleeping form close to me, kissing her head and inhaling deeply her scent. the best smell in the world.

is feeling my husbands arms around me, his face in my hair and our breath in tandem as we go to sleep.

is that first bite of rich chocolate on chocolate cake that my dad makes for me every single birthday.

is mine and my husbands "movie", "A Walk to Remember"

is riding in the car with the windows down in the springtime, early summer days, music filling the air, hand out the window feeling the breeze.

is digging my toes into the sand and hearing the waves crash and water rushing over my toes

is white cotton summer dresses

is dark jeans and t shirts and boots

is candles, oils, incense, herbs and soap

is always and forever my first love...BOOKS. ;)

is joy and a zest for life that I am FINALLY remembering has been with me all this time, and it has recently made itself reknown!

is COLOR! all colors of the rainbow.

is soul-feeding, spiritual music, powerful female and male singer/songwriters.

is meditation, breathing deeply and feeling the sense of peace it gives.

is uninhibited LOVE. plain and simple.

I.Am.Me.

It feels as if this has been such a long time coming. I could feel this undercurrent pulling me to start this long before now but it's something that I just "never got around to doing". Not anymore. Its apart of my list of things to accomplish and now is a good a time as any :). So here we go...

My name is Jessica.

I am 23 as of now.

I am married to my first and only love and we have a beautiful 6 month old daughter named Layla. She is our world.

I am working towards "living what I love" and pouring my heart, soul and lifeblood into creating what I love.

I love to create. It is the spark that lights up the world for me. Painting, molding clay, drawing, writing, mixed media, everything.

I have traveled a long soul journey to get to where I am and have encountered many obstacles in the last few years especially, and it feels as if I have been traveling underground in the endless darkness. But I am finally coming up and feeling the warmth of the sun and the breeze on my face. I can feel the fire in myself once again and it feels wonderful.


"Joy" and "Happiness of the Soul" are my mission :).

Expressing myself through creativity and making others feel love and joy and light in themselves and their lives is my passion.

I am a soulfully spiritual person. I believe that all spiritual paths no matter which one follows are the right soul path for that particular person. Like rivers that all lead to the same ocean.

I am enjoying motherhood and watching and learning from my daughter's beautiful soul everything that I need to know about life and love.

I would hope that everyone that comes in contact with me is better for it once they do. Even if it's just to bring a momentary smile to their face or laugh to their hearts.

I want this blog to be an expression of myself and a place to encourage, inspire and just enjoy with others of like interest.

Like everyone I have absolutely beautiful days and days that provide more of a challenge but I strive to find the good and lessons in each one.

I hope to post as regularly as possible and that for those of you that stumble across my space here, enjoy yourselves during your stay and check back often to see what little treasures and tidbit I have to share.

Get comfy, have a cup of something warm and inviting and enjoy...